VOA常速英语2021--美国警察和国民警卫队涌向华盛顿和州议会大厦

This is VOA news. Via remote, I'm Liz Parker. Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow. The opposition¹ leader was taken into custody² during his first time back in Russia since he was poisoned last August. Navalny was traveling from Germany where he had been in rehab. He was detained at passport control at a Moscow airport. His lawyer who was traveling with him was not allowed to accompany him. Last month, Russia's prison service ordered Navalny to attend a parole hearing or (ri...) risk jail for failing to return before the terms of his suspended sentence expired. He could face a jail sentence of much as three and a half years, according to court documents. Navalny fell ill on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow last year. Lab tests in three European countries established Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent of the Novichok class. The findings led the European Union to imposed sanctions on six Russian officials and a state research institute.

欢迎收听美国之音新闻。我是利兹·帕克，为您远程报道。克里姆林宫评论家阿列克谢·纳瓦尔尼周日在莫斯科被拘留。这位反对派领导人是在去年8月中毒后第一次回到俄罗斯时被拘留的。纳瓦尔尼是从德国归国的，他之前一直待在德国疗养。他在莫斯科机场的护照检查处被拘留。俄方政府不允许他同行的律师陪同他。上个月，俄罗斯监狱管理局命令纳瓦尔尼参加假释听证会，否则他可能会有牢狱之灾，因为他未能在缓刑期满前返回。根据法庭文件，他可能面临长达三年半的监禁。纳瓦尔尼去年在托木斯克飞往莫斯科的航班上生病。三个欧洲国家的实验室检验证实，纳瓦尔尼中了Novichok神经毒剂。调查结果导致欧盟对6名俄罗斯官员和一家国家研究机构实施制裁。

Across the United States, law enforcement officers and National Guard troops are standing³ guard at state capitol buildings Sunday. The extra protection is in preparation of protests leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration⁴ on Wednesday. So far, protests have only drawn⁵ a small number of Trump⁶ supporters who believe the president's false claim that the 2020 election was rigged. More than a dozen states have activated⁷ National Guard troops to help their state capitols following an FBI warning of armed demonstrations⁸, with right-wing extremists emboldened⁹ by the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on January 6. Security officials had eyed Sunday as the first major flashpoint. This is VOA news.

美国各地的执法人员和国民警卫队星期天在州议会大厦站岗。这项额外的保护措施是为美国当选总统拜登周三就职典礼前的抗议活动准备的。到目前为止，抗议活动只吸引了少数特朗普支持者，他们相信特朗普总统关于2020年选举受到操纵的不实说法。在美国联邦调查局发出武装示威警告后，十多个州已经启动国民警卫队守卫州议会大厦，1月6日华盛顿美国国会大厦发动的致命袭击使右翼极端分子备受鼓舞。美国安全官员将周日视为第一个主要的爆发点。欢迎收听美国之音新闻。

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

5 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

7 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

8 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

9 emboldened   

v.鼓励，使有胆量( embolden的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her. 他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
• His success emboldened him to expand his business. 他有了成就因而激发他进一步扩展业务。 来自《简明英汉词典》